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B. s. BELISLE.-

SPRING GUN.

Patented May .25, 1886.

WI/[7666668 Q4 f n/n Q UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE.

ROBERT s. BELISLE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PA., AssIGNO O THR -FOURrH's; TO HENRY A. DUHRING AND PAUL SCULL, BOTH OFsA E PLACE.

S P R l N G .G U N SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 342.563, dated May 25 1886.

Application filed February 15, 1886. SerialNo. 191,976. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

. Be it known that I, ROBERT S. BELISLE, a

citizen of the United States, residing in Ph'iladelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvementsin Toy Gard-Shooters, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to construct a cheap toy for skimming cards; and this object I attain in the manner vhereinafterset forth, reference being had to the accompany. ing drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toy; Fig. 2, a plan view of the same; Fig. 3, a side view with .the detachable-lock-plate removed, and Fig. 4 a side view showing a modification of my invention.

The card-holder is made with a stock, a,

lock b, and barrel d, similar iii-shape to those" of an ordinary pistol, the stock and barrel :0 being preferably in the form of an open frame for the sake of lightness and to reduce cost. An elastic band, h, is adapted to a slot, z, in the front end of the barrel d,.and is retained therein by a pin, k, and when this band is stretched the rear portion of the same can be retained by a shoulder, g, on the lock b in position to be acted upon by the upper end of the trigger-lever f, which is hung to a transverse pin, m, the lower portion of the trigger-lever. projecting througha slot in the bottom of the lock b. In the to of'th'e lock is a sl ot,'n, the bottom. ofwhich is inclined, as sh own in Fig. 3, so thatwhen the lower edge of a card, as, is inserted in the slot, as shown in Fig, 1, said card will be supported in an inclined position, whereby, when the near portion of the elasticband h is released by the trigger, it will, on the recoil of the band, strike the rear edge of.

the card. and project the same forward and upward with considerable force and with a skimming movement. On withdrawing the pin k the band h can be removed when it has lost its proper elasticity and a new band. inserted in place of the old.

In order to prevent the accidental dislodging of the card from the slot 1, the latter is tapered, as shown in Fig. 2, so that the card can be wedged slightly therein, and to facilitate the formation of this slot n and the slots for the trigger without the use of cores in casting the lock b has a detachable side plate, p, the upper portion of whiclrhastan inclined inner edge, as shown ats, Fig; 2, in order to impart the desired taper to the slot n.

To form the inclined bottom of theslot, that 5 portion of the rear end'of the barrel which is laterally beyond the edge-of thefigred portion 20 of the lock has a tapered top, y, as shown in-Fig. 3.

Theside plate, 0, of the lock is retained by 6 0 when the trigger is operated. The. mode of retaining and releasing the bandshown -in 7 Figs. 1 to 3 is, however,- preferred.

- I am aware that a holder having a slot for the reception of a card has been combined with an elastic trigger and hammer-arm for ej'eotf ing the card from the .slot, and'dofnot, there 7 fore, claim, broadly, the combination of the slotted card-holder and elastic ejector; nor do I claim, broadly, the use of an elasticband as, an ejecting device, as such a. band has been heretofore used in toy guns.

t I claim as my'invention- 1. A toycard-shooter consisting of a cardholder having a card-receiving slot. with, inclined bottom, an elastic band connected to saidholder at the front end, a retainerfor the rear end of the band, andmoan's for-freeing the band from the control of saidretainer, all subSlantially as specified.- r

. 2. A toy card-shooter consisting of a cardholder having a'slot tapered from front to rear, so as to nip the edge of the card-"and preventthe accidental loosening of thesame, an elastic band connected to the holder at the front end,

a retainer for the rear end ofthe band, and

means forfreeing the band from the control of 9 5 the retainer, all substantially as specified.

3. The combination of the card-holder having aslotted front end, an elastic band adapted to said slot, a removable pin for retaining the .band in the slot, a retainer for the rear-end 100' of the hand, and means for freeing the band from the control of said retainer, the means for holding the front end of the band being independent of the devices for releasing the geair end of the same, all substantially as speci- 41. The combination of the stock, barrel, and permanent portion of the lockof a card-holder with theseparate lock-plate, secured to said permanent portion of the lock, and having an inclined edge; 8, at the upper front corner, all substantially as specified.

5. The combination of the separate lockplate with the body of the holder, having the rear end of the barrel laterally beyond and. forward of the permanent portionof the lockcase tapered on the top, all substantially as set forth.

ln'testimonywhereof Ihave signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT S. BELISLE.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM D CoNNnR, W[LLIAM F. DAVIS. 

